2018

This is a stray from the usual book reviews. However, recent events have compelled me to write about our Montreal Canadiens.

I have been a faithful fan since the days of Guy Lafleur but this nonsense that has been propagating since June 10, 1993 has got to stop. I choose Les Glorieux as my team for so many reasons. First, they played with speed and skill (notice I’m using the past tense). Fast exciting hockey was the name of the game. It was pretty to watch and was certainly effective. Anybody could be a thug out on the ice, but to play with skill and determination was a thing of beauty. Now there have been examples of the thug mentality being a winning modus...